THERMAL SCIENCE

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Hongyan Huang

,

Chunquan Li

,

Yuling Shang

,

Siyuan Huang

EFFECT OF PARAMETERS-DEPENDENT VISCOSITY AND THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY ON THE THERMO-HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF AL2O3-BASED NANOFLUIDS IN A RECTANGULAR MICRO-CHANNEL

ABSTRACT
The multi-parameter dependence of nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity on the flow and heat transmission properties of Al2O3-water nanofluid in micro-channels is investigated in this paper using a numerical simulation approach, exploring the effects of various parameters on flow and heat dissipation characteristics, such as flow velocity, pressure drop, temperature, and heat transfer coefficient, under different Reynolds numbers, etc. These parameters include the nanoparticle sphericity (0.5~1.0), volume fraction (0.6~6.0%), and temperature (290~370K) of the nanofluids, as well as the boundary parameter Reynolds number (200~1000). The results show that the multi-parameter dependence of nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity setting has a significant impact on the flow and heat dissipation characteristics of nanofluids, comparing analysis with the nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity only related to the volume fraction under the same condition. Under the combined action of sphericity, volume fraction, and temperature, increasing the sphericity increases the pressure drop and decreases the heat transfer coefficient. For example, at a Reynolds number of 1000, the maximum rates of change for pressure drop and heat transfer coefficient are 0.85 and 4.26, respectively. The nanofluid thermo-hydraulic performance is sensitive to temperature, volume fraction and sphericity in turn. Setting up viscosity and thermal conductivity equations with multiple parameter dependencies can provide more accurate results for the research of nanofluids, further deepening the application research of nanofluids.
KEYWORDS
multi-parameter dependence of nanofluid viscosity and thermal conductivity, Al2O3-H2O nanofluid, comparing analysis, Sensitive
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2023-10-16
PAPER REVISED: 2024-02-27
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2024-02-29
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2024-05-18
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI231016105H
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2024, VOLUME 28, ISSUE Issue 5, PAGES [3849 - 3863]
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Effect of parameters-dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity on the thermo-hydraulic performance of Al2O3-based nanofluids in a rectangular micro-channel

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